Apple M4 Max (16-core) vs Intel Core i7-6500U
86.9Single-core—
80.8Multi-core20.4
93.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU20
60Platformspec-based28.9
7 spec wins — Apple M4 Max (16-core)0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M4 Max (16-core)
- Stronger multi-core score: 81 vs 20
- 1241% higher PassMark: 43,917 vs 3,276
- 700% higher cores: 16 vs 2
- 300% higher threads: 16 vs 4
- 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M4 Max (16-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2015 |
| Process | 3 nm+79% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 15 W |
| Max TDP | — | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M4 Max (16-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+700% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 12 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | — | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz+45% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M4 Max (16-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 40-core GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M4 Max (16-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-8533 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 128 GB+300% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M4 Max (16-core) | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,020Top 7% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 26,300Top 4% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,230Top 5% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 28,100Top 10% | — |
| PassMark | 43,917+1241%Top 11% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 263Bottom 4% |
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